| Hi Lachlan! I admire your work and ambition. I started my career at your age as well, mostly building websites for friends and family. As mentioned in previous comments, there are US laws that stand in the way of companies actually hiring you, and nobody wants to break the law. It might be a good idea for you and your parents to look up what exactly the US laws are that apply to your situation. Some online research might answer that question or you can send a quick note to your family attorney. If you don't have a family attorney I'd be happy to put you in touch with my attorney, he started coding at your age too and I'm sure he could point you in the right direction. That will tell you exactly who can and can not hire you and take that hurdle of research out of the negotiation process with potential employers. After you know the legal details I would start looking in your direct surroundings for opportunities ( friends, family, classmates, classmates' parents, etc ) or with smaller companies that are more flexible to make changes accommodating a minor ( e.g. getting rid of the beer fridge temporarily ). For example, I run a small engineering studio in Los Angeles, it would be easy for me to get rid of all of our beer compared to a big corporation that might have to make more extensive changes to their offices and have a request like this pass through many layers of corporate bureaucracy. Good luck! |